Gloss may refer to:
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Gloss (annotation)
A gloss is a brief notation, especially a marginal one or an interlinear one, of the meaning of a word or wording in a text. It may be in the language of the text or in the reader's language if that is different.
A collection of glosses is a '' ...
, an explanatory note in a text, such as:
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Interlinear gloss
In linguistics and pedagogy, an interlinear gloss is a gloss (annotation), gloss (series of brief explanations, such as definitions or pronunciations) placed between lines, such as between a line of original text and its translation into another l ...
, in linguistics and pedagogy
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Biblical gloss
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Glose or Gloss, a quatrain from a usually better known poem incorporated into a new poem
Shininess
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Gloss (optics)
Gloss is an optical property which indicates how well a surface reflects light in a specular (mirror-like) direction. It is one of the important parameters that are used to describe the visual appearance of an object. The factors that affect gl ...
, reflectivity of light on a surface
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Gloss and matte paint, terms used for painted finishes
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Lip gloss
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Sickle-gloss, a silica residue found on blades
Fiction
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Gloss (character), a fictional character who appeared in DC Comics' series ''New Guardians''
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''Gloss'' (film), a Russian satirical melodrama by Andrei Konchalovsky
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''Gloss'' (TV series), a New Zealand television drama, which ran from 1987 to 1990
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Gloss, a minor character in ''The Hunger Games''
People
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Hugo Gloss (born 1985), Brazilian journalist and presenter
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Molly Gloss
Molly Gloss (born November 20, 1944) is an American writer of historical fiction and science fiction.
Life
Gloss grew up in rural Oregon and began writing seriously when she became a mother. She now lives in Portland, Oregon, and was close friend ...
(born 1944), American writer
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Dillon v. Gloss'', a 1921 U.S. constitutional court case
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Global Sea Level Observing System, an Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission program
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G.L.O.S.S., a punk band based in Olympia, Washington
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GLOSS FM, an online radio station based in South Gloucestershire, UK
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Glossa (disambiguation)
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